SF Muni is literally so deep in a financial hole, service may be cut in half next summer if they don't pass a sizable spending measure (the last two both failed). SFMTA faces a deficit of about $320 million starting next year... and that will grow. The system has already been bailed out by the state. We now going to get a $750 million loan is just to keep the system functioning until the measure has a chance to pass.

This platitude of "Muni should be free" has no bearing on reality when the system is literally collapsing as we speak.

https://www.sfmta.com/project-updates/sfmtas-financial-crisi...

https://sfstandard.com/2025/09/10/routes-eliminated-trains-o...

https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/politics/bay-area-transit-ba...